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外研版八年级上册Unit 1单元试题
完形填空
A篇
The Turtle was not satisfied with his life.He wanted so much to 1 being a turtle.“I’m tired of swimming in the sea and moving around on the beach.Life is not 2 ,"he thought.“I want to be able to fly in the air like an eagle.”
He spoke to the Eagle about it.
"You're not built for 3 ,”the Eagle told the Turtle.“You don't have any wings.”
“Don't 4 that,"answered the Turtle.“I've watched how the birds do it for a long time.I've watched 5 how they fly and do things in the air. I think I really got it. 6 I don't have wings,I can make my four flippers(鳍足) act like wings of birds in the air,in the way I do in the water.Just get me up there,and you'll see I can fly as well as any of the birds—probably even 7 !Besides,if you carry me as high as the clouds,I will bring you lots of nice pearls ( 珍 珠 )from the sea to show my thanks.”
The Eagle 8 at last,and carried the Turtle up high into the sky.
“Now then!”cried the Eagle.“Fly!”
But the moment the Turtle was on his own,he fell from the 9 .He fell like a stone,and on a stone he landed.He hit it with such force that he broke into little pieces.
We need to 10 ourselves better so that we can make wiser decisions.
( )1.A.continue B.stop C.try D.enjoy
( )2.A.interesting B.healthy C.busy D.hard
( )3.A.swimming B.running C.flying D.climbing
( )4.A.look after B.hear about C.prepare for D.worry about
( )5.A.quickly B.carefully C.stangely D. Finally
( )6.Though B.Before C.If D.Until
( )7.A.better B.lower C.nearer D.earlier
( )8.A.used B.agreed C.won D.left
( )9.A.tree B.house C.sky D.mountain
( )10.A.relax B.touch C.teach D.understand
B篇
Some artists are often not famous during their lifetime.Vincent van Gogh(梵高) was such an artist.People did not pay much attention to his 1 .He began to think he was not a very good painter.But he did not give up painting.He was so 2 in what he was painting that he did not want to stop.He would even 3 to eat !
4 ,his paintings were dark.He used pencils or charcoal sticks(炭条) to make them. Then he 5 colour.He used lots of brown and dark green.
Later,Vincent moved to France.He wanted to learn from the artists who 6 there.They were trying new 7 of painting.In France, Vincent began using bright colours.He used oil paints(油画颜料)to create his art.He painted both the countryside and people.He 8 painted self-portraits(自画像).He created more than 30 portraits of himself!
Vincent completed more than 2,000 paintings in his life. 9 hardly bought his paintings during his lifetime,his paintings sell for a lot of money today.People think his paintings are masterpieces(杰作) .For example,the painting Sunflowers is very 10 all over the world.
( )1.A.trips B.paintings C.villages D.music
( )2.A.wrong B.lucky C.interested D.tired
( )3.A.forget B.start C.hope D.agree
( )4.A.At last B.Once again C.At least D.At first
( )5.A.helped B.added C.missed D.guessed
( )6.A.worked B.sang C.danced D.cooked
( )7.A.facts B.stories C.ways D.reports
( )8.A.never B.hardly C.perhaps D.also
( )9.A.Before B.Though C.If D.When
( )10.A.humorous B.polite C.famous D.quiet
阅读理解
(A)
Lance I am 15 years old.I am not sure what job I want to do when I am older,but I do know that I want to go to university.I am going to study English,Italian and math in Grade 12 and then go to a good university to study languages. Maybe I will become a famous writer.
Rosie I am 17 years old.I have a 16- year-old sister and her name is Lucy.I am going to be a doctor when I am older.I love to study and will try to go to a medical(医学的)school when I am 20.Before this,I am going to travel to Africa and be a volunteer(志愿者)in hospitals.I know it will be difficult,but I will be strong and won't get scared even if things get hard.I want to be the best!
Laurent When I am older,I am going to travel more.I came to the UK from Italy when I was five and I will go back there when I'm 20.It will be 2 years from now.As I am going to travel,I will learn as many new languages as I can at school.I really want to learn Chinese and Russian,but the school doesn't teach them now. However,the teachers say our school will start another four subjects next year!
( )1.Next year Laurent's school will
A.have four new teachers
B.have a trip to other countries
C.start more subjects
D.teach students Chinese
( )2. is the oldest according to the passage.
A.Lance B.Rosie C.Lucy D.Laurent
( )3.What are the students talking about
A.Their love for their family.
B.Their plans for the future.
C.Their everyday life at school.
D.Their best friend at school.
(B)
Once upon a time,there was a little boy.His parents were poor farmers.They couldn't pay for a worker,so the boy had to help.He worked hard.
Every day,he had a one-hour rest at sunset (日落).He used that time to climb to the top of a hill.There,he could see a house on another hill.It had golden windows.They were really bright and shone like diamonds(钻石) .
One day,the boy's father said to him,"You worked really hard,so you can take a day off.Try to learn something good.”
The boy thanked his father.Then,he left home and walked to the far hill.
He came to the house and knocked on the door,and a girl answered.He told her about the golden windows.The girl shook her head and said,“Poor farmers like us only have glass windows.Look there! That's the house with the golden windows.”She pointed at something far away.
When the boy looked,he saw his own house.He then thanked the girl and rushed home.Inside,he saw his family and smiled.He told them about his excellent day.He also said,“I learned a great lesson—our house has golden windows.”
( )4.What do we know about the little boy
A.He was quite lazy.
B.He was very rich.
C.He was a son of poor farmers.
D.He was a son of a worker.
( )5.What did the boy do when he had a one- hour rest
A.He rested at home.
B.He built a house.
C.He helped his parents.
D.He climbed to the top of a hill.
( )6.The boy took a day off because he__________
A.worked hard
B.wanted to play
C.found a diamond
D.needed to visit the girl
( )7.What did the girl point at
A.The windows made of gold.
B.The windows made of diamonds.
C.The windows of the girl's house.
D.The windows of the boy's house.
( )8.How did the boy feel when he got home
A.Happy. B.Lonely.
C.Surprised. D.Strange.
(C)
Selah Schneiter stood on the top of El Capitan.Her blue helmet( 头 盔 )sat on top of her head and a thick( 粗 的 ) green rope was tied around her body.The ten-year-old girl smiled from ear to ear as tears(眼泪)ran down her face.
“Selah,are those your happy tears ” Mike, her father,asked.
She nodded(点头) . “I just can't believe I did it!”Selah said.
The girl had just made rock climbing history.She became the youngest person ever to have climbed EI Capitan.The mountain is about 916 meters tall—higher than the tallest building in the world.And Selah carried 9 kilograms of gear , food and water with her.
Her father,an experienced climber,joined her.The climb took them five days.At first, Selah's father thought the mountain was too high for his daughter.The little girl,however,was serious.Every day,they would get a little closer to the top.“One move at a time.I will achieve success in the end!”the girl said.
Selah wanted to use this achievement(成就) to encourage other children not to give up easily. In our daily lives,there may be many tall “mountains”too.Keep trying,and you can overcome (克服)any difficulty!
( )9.How did Selah feel when she stood on the top of EI Capitan
A.Sad. B.Lucky.
C.Excited. D.Afraid.
( )10.What does the underlined word“gear”in the fourth paragraph mean in Chinese
A.纱布 B.设备
C.音箱 D.颜料
( )11.Which of the following words best describes Selah
A.Warm-hearted. B.Strong-minded.
C.Easy-going. D.Well-educated.
( )12.Why did Selah want to stand on the top of El Capitan
A.To visit more mountains.
B.To make herself more famous.
C.To stay with her father.
D.To encourage other children.
( )13.What's the best title for the passage
A.A Brave Climber
B.A Dangerous Mountain
C.A Serious Illness
D.A Happy Family
短文填空
very but he culture for fan miss online real share
Max Burns,a British man,is very popular on the Internet because of his videos of making Chinese food.
Max's parents worked in China 1 many years.So Max spent his first 13 years being interested in Chinese 2 —learning the language and loving the food.When his family moved to Brighton,UK in 2017,Max 3 Chinese food very much.He began to order( 点 餐 ) takeaways(外 卖食物)from local Chinese restaurants at first. 4 the meals didn’t taste the same as they were in China.They were also5 expensive.Then Max decided to try to make Chinese dishes at home.
Max found that many of 6 friends didn't know much about the real Chinese food. He wanted to do something.Then he made videos of making Chinese food and put them 7 .In his videos,Max shows others how to cook the 8 Chinese food at home.The videos have helped him win millions of 9 all over the world.
“When people ask me where I'm from,I find it hard to answer because I grew up in China and now I'm living in the UK,”he says.“I’m just trying to 10 Chinese and British cultures with Chinese and British people,and build a cultural bridge between them.”
书面表达
最近你校正在举行评选校园“闪耀之星(Shining Star)”的活动，每个学生可以推荐一名候选人。假如你是李华，Mary 是你心目中的最佳人选，请根据以下要点提示，为她写一封英文推荐信。
名字 Mary
年龄 14岁
外貌 大眼睛，长头发
推荐 理由 1.乐于助人，经常参加志愿活动； 2.喜欢传统文化，擅长中国剪纸； 3.能使用电脑制作有趣的卡通片； 4. ……(补充一个要点)
愿望 希望Mary能够成功入选
注意：
1.词数80左右(已经给出的内容不计入总词数);
2.不得透露学校、姓名等个人信息。
参 考 词 汇 ： 推 荐recommend; 候选人 candidate
Dear Head Teacher,
My name is Li Hua.Recently our school is holding an activity to choose the“Shining Star” around us.
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua
参考答案
完形填空
1-5 BACDB 6-10 AABCD
1-5 BCADB 6-10ACDBC
阅读理解
1.C 2.D 3.B
4.C 5.D 6.A 7.D 8. A
9.C 10.B 11.B 12.D 13.A
短文填空
for 2. culture 3. missed 4. But 5. very
his 7. online 8. real 9. fans 10. share
四、书面表达
Dear Head Teacher,
My name is Li Hua.Recently our school is holding an activity to choose the“Shining Star” around us.
Mary is 14 years old with big eyes and long hair. She is very helpful and often takes part in volunteer activities. Besides, she loves traditional culture and is good at Chinese paper-cutting. What's more, she can use computers to make interesting cartoons. Additionally, she studies hard and always gets good grades, setting a good example for us.
I hope Mary can be chosen as the "Shining Star".
Yours sincerely,
Li Hua

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